Sunday, October 7th 2007

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Ships With Embedded Linux, Firefox, and Skype

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JacKz5o
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The ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard, which is based on the X38 chipset, is planned to ship with an embedded Linux operating system called SplashTop. SplashTop is an instant-on Linux desktop being created by DeviceVM and will be launching in a few more days on October 10. The OS has a quick boot up time of only 5 seconds. Once fully booted, users can enjoy instant access to commonly used functions such as browsing the internet on Firefox and talking on Skype VoIP.
Source: Phoronix

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23 Comments on ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Ships With Embedded Linux, Firefox, and Skype

#2
kwchang007
JacKz5oThe ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard, which is based on the X38 chipset, is planned to ship with an embedded Linux operating system called SplashTop. SplashTop is an instant-on Linux desktop being created by DeviceVM and will be launching in a few more days on October 10. The OS has a quick boot up time of only 5 seconds. Once fully booted, users can enjoy instant access to commonly used functions such as browsing the internet on Firefox and talking on Skype VoIP.



Source: Phoronix
Sounds sweet, but if I got a top end mobo like this, I'd like to do more than browsing the net and using VoIP
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#3
JacKz5o
kwchang007Sounds sweet, but if I got a top end mobo like this, I'd like to do more than browsing the net and using VoIP
Heh same. At least its not an RoG board, it would probably cost $100 more just for the name :p
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#4
jocksteeluk
very good idea, no doubt intel will be taking note.
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#5
gamer210
I like this idea. I don't always turn on my computer with the intention of gaming, so having the ability to just surf the web could come in handy.
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#6
JacKz5o
gamer210I like this idea. I don't always turn on my computer with the intention of gaming, so having the ability to just surf the web could come in handy.
Same, if only they could also integrate Pidgin, Xfire, or some other IM software.. that would be great ;)
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#7
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
I have to say, Im impressed by Asus and what not. Embedded software like this is a nice option to have and it gets you up and going with no worries. Mundane tasks to be sure, but its a nice little twist to a MOBO. Id like to see more offered, even in the AMD camp.
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#8
Kursah
That is very interesting, I'd have to try it to see if it is what I believe it is from that article, or if it's something more. Definately very cool, and I can see this becoming standard implementation maybe to use a low power mode when not wanting to do more than basic stuff like wordpad, surfing, tunes, and when wanting to game or heavily load the system, full boot to XP.

:toast:
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#9
Ketxxx
Heedless Psychic
Thats sweet.. I think Asus were aiming to have an easy "switch on" system, console-like style. Methinks Asus got it right.
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#10
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
:toast:
Nice. :)

I wonder if these solutions will be more popular when the GPU-in-CPU-things comes.. I hope so. :)
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#11
INSTG8R
Vanguard Beta Tester
VERY interesting indeed!
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#12
a111087
nice, but does PC use the same amount of energy? no power saving options or what?
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#13
EastCoasthandle
This should be the wave of the future and should cut down on piracy. Wonder if we will ever see MS take this idea seriously. IE no more DVDs, all OSs are now on chip.
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#14
Helvetica
I hardly ever even turn off my PC. I set it to sleep mode, and when I hit the power button, I get fully functional Windows Vista in 1 second.
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#15
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
What an amazingly clever idea! Servers do it... clever.
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#16
ktr
now if they integrate utorrent and have the ability to mount you HDD, then it would be sweet.
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#17
tkpenalty
It seems that ASUS always makes these ingeneuous ideas that make life a heck of a lot easier.
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#18
kwchang007
jocksteelukvery good idea, no doubt intel will be taking note.
Intel already has Robinson (flash on a chip on the mobo). Probably Asus taking an idea from the Intel camp. It'd be nice to see if you could load Windows onto this chip then use the hard drive for games and such.
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#19
Greek
lovelly idea, next upgrade might be this board
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#20
65tweet
This is also a way to get people to try other software besides the usual microsoft offerings. Besides obviously being cheaper, it's clever marketing as you will IMO.
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#21
JacKz5o
Yes this is a great idea.. but keep in mind that for the price of this motherboard, you can probably build yourself a small dedicated Linux box :)
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#23
pt
not a suicide-bomber
seems a good idea, i just hope the linux doesn't have the usual asus support
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